Legs for hollywood beds



March 4, 1958 c. HARRIS I LEGS FOR HOLLYWOOD BEDS Filed June 7, 1954 [am ERR/'5 IN V EN TOR.

United States Patent() LEGS FOR HOLLYWOOD BEDS Carl Harris, Harvey, Ill.

Application June 7, 1954, Serial No. 434,957

Claims. (Cl. 5-310 My invention relates to the modern style of beds called Hollywood beds, and the trend for the same to be used daily for seating purposes. Often, several persons may find seating room on a Hollywood bed because of the absence of a footboard therein. For this reason, it is important that sufficient leg support be provided in order to strengthen the bed against extra weight that may be imposed on it, and it is therefore one object of the present invention to provide a leg which is exceptionally sturdy Without being built of solid construction.

A further object is to design a leg for the above purpose which is fashioned from sheet steel of heavy gauge and in such a manner that it may combine lightness With great strength.

An additional object is to fashion the novel leg in a conical form tapering downwardly, first in order to have a broad application to the bed of the frame, and then to provide a suitable socket for a conventional caster wheel.

Another object is to impart a top formation to the novel leg which not only adapts it to seat flatly against the side of the supporting rail of the bed, but also to bear against the top of such rail as an abutment to resist side stresses that may be imposed on the leg when the bed is pulled from one place to another or where the caster wheel meets a fixed object.

A still further object is to design the novel leg in a manner to secure attachment to the bed rail by riveting as an improvement over a welded joint which is subject to cracking open or crystallization.

An important object is to construct a leg of the above character which is in a single piece and may be produced entirely by machine methods.

With the above objects in view, a better understanding of the invention may be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is a front elevation of the improved leg as secured on the inner side of a bed rail;

Fig. 2 is a view of the showing in Fig. 1 from the lefthand side;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the leg; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view from the front.

In accordance with the foregoing, specific reference to the drawing indicates the side flange of a typical bed rail at and the top flange thereof at 11.

The improved bed leg is a piece of heavy sheet metal rolled to assume a conical body, the sides of the sheet meeting as indicated at 16. The taper of the leg is in a downward direction, and its lower portion is formed as a tube, as indicated at 18, to form a suitable receptacle for the socket 19 of a conventional caster wheel 20, which fits into the socket, as indicated in Fig. 1.

In order to render the leg 15 applicable to the side flange 10, it is pressed with a flat vertical portion 22 at the top, the pressing action causing an inclined ledge 23 to be formed from the frontal curvature of the leg. The flat portion 22 is made with three holes 25, so that the leg may be attached to the flange 10 when the fiat portion Y ice 22 is applied to the inner side of the flanges, as shown in Fig. 2, and rivets 27 driven to complete the assembly. 7

It is noted in Fig. 2 that the side wings 28 of the leg rise toward the rear to project spurs 29 into engagement with the top flange 11 of the bed rail at a point near the free edge of such flange. Fig. 4 shows that the wings 28 curve into a convergence toward the rear of the leg; and the wings 28 are expanded in rearward direction, as indicated at 30, to meet the body portion of the leg at the rear.

Constructed and applied as described, the novel bed leg has a number of advantageous features. Thus, it is of hollow construction in order to be light and to save material; yet, its material is of such thickness that the leg becomes very strong when it has been pressed into the shape shown. Further, the conical form of the leg body permits a large portion of the leg to apply to the bed rail for support and only a small portion at the bottom to serve as the receptacle for the caster wheel. This feature lends the leg a pleasing appearance and compactness at its lower end. Further, the ledge 23 forms a positive support for the bed rail flange It to fortify that secured by the rivets 27, so that tendencies for excessive weights to shear or loosen the rivets will be arrested. Further, the rise of the side wings 28 of the leg to meet the top flange 11 of the bed rail at a point in the rear furnishes an abutment in the form of such top flange to resist angular stresses that may be imposed on the leg when struck by some object or when striking an object at the bottom. Further, the recession of the side wings 28 from the spurs 29 allows the side wings to clear the fillet usually formed in the angle of the rail at the time it is bent. Further, the flattened portion 22 of the leg is so broad as to secure a wide bearing for flat contact with the flange 10 of the bed rail as a foundation for securing the rigid attachment of the leg by means of the rivets. It is thus evident that a leg of this character is both amply strong for assuming excessive weight that may be imposed on the bed, yet light and trim in appearance.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minor changes or refinements may be made therein without departing from its principle, and I reserve the right to employ all such changes and refinements as may come within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hollow, downwardly-tapered supporting leg ap- I plicable to the side flange of a bed rail, the upper portion of the leg being formed at one side with a flat part applicable with surface contact to said side flange, means securing said flat part and side flange together, the side of said portion opposite from said flat part being open for clearance to apply said securing means, and a tubular downward extension from the lower portion of the leg for receiving a caster wheel socket.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein said bed rail is of angle form and the leg applied with the flat part to the inner side of the pendant flange of the rail, the material between said part and opening forming companion spurs pointed to engage the rail top flange at points near the free edge thereof.

3. The structure of claim 1, wherein said bed rail is ,of angle form and the leg applied with the flat part to the inner side of the pendant flange of the rail, the material between said part and opening curving sidewise in gathering relation to form companion spurs pointed to engage the rail top flange at points near the free edge thereof. 7

4. The structure of claim 1, wherein said bed rail is of angle form and the leg applied with the flat part to the inner side of the pendant flange of the rail, said part being short of the top flange of said rail, and the material beengage the rail topfiange at points near the -free -edge thereof.

5. The structure of claim 1, wherein said bed rail is of angle form and the leg appliedwith the'flatpart' to'the inner side of the pendant flange of the rail, said part being short of the top flange ofsaid rail, and the-material between said part and opening rising with an anglefromthe top of said part to form spurs pointed to engage the rail top flange at points near the free edge thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Hoffman Oct. 30, 1923 Cable Oct. 21, 1928 Herold Dec. 4, 1934 Thompson Oct. 29, 1935 Scott et al Mar. 2, 1937 Howard Nov. 18, 1941 Wallance .."Aug. 1, 1950 

